One of the benefits of writing a book is the visibility it buys you. Know that saying, build it and they will come? Well, that’s bullshit. After all that hard…
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I received this beautiful note last week in response to my newsletter, and I’d like to share it and my response with you. It’s relevant to you writers out there,…
It takes guts to have an opinion. It takes guts to share them with others. To open yourself up to criticism. I don’t care what you say, how innocuous it…
Years and years ago, I decided that the best way to keep myself writing was to hang out with other writers. So I set out to find other writers in…
I was 26 the first time I realized that what people thought about me had more to do with them, then with who I was/am as a person. Such an…
When I was young, I had no idea what I thought, felt, or wanted. Pressed for my opinion, I’d make an evasive or sarcastic comment instead of deciding what it…
I’m a big proponent of turning your mess into your message. And I think Monica Lewinsky’s recent Ted Talk is a wonderful example of turning one’s most shameful moment into…
The thing about being a writer is that I tend to associate with a lot of other writers. Writers who publish books as often as they change their underwear. Besides…
This is my reminder that I have a voice. That sounds silly, huh? Considering I am a poet and I have a daily habit of peeling back layers of skin,…
